thank you bryce for posting my text. you are correct...i am an RL junkie
it's true...tangents are not bad at all. they broaden the discussion while also being able to come back to original specific topic.
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Originally Posted by Beni_Bonnietta
disclaimer: this is not directed at anybody who's posted thus far...
Regardless of the benefits involved. What if you and your spouse were madly in love. You both plan on getting “married” but end up being told you have to setting for a “union”.
That would be kind of heartbreaking. (imo)
We associate marriage with life and love.
You want to spend the rest of your life with someone you love.
That’s why folks get MARRIED (a marriage, not a union).
Even non-religious folks get married.
I’m glad that for now, gay men and women can get married. I personally, would never marry anybody (in opinion, marriage is a waste of time) for whatever reason BUT what works for me may not work for the next person. I have this “I do what I want, I won’t worry about what you do, and you don’t worry about what I do” attitude.
If Sam and Emily want to get married, they should be free to do so.
If Sam and George want to get married, they should be free to do so.
If Emily and Jessica want to get married, they should be free to do so.
I’m not going to deny someone else a right (especially an expression of love such as marriage) just because I don’t agree with it.
Like I said before, I think Marriage overall is a waste, but you don’t see me rallying against married couples because I don’t agree with it.
Why can’t others be the same way?
(Kinda like freedom of speech. I may not like what you say, but I’ll fight for your right to say it)
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Thank you for clearly stating what i typed before. (I was in a rush to get yummy food!)
And....WE NEED TO MEET!!!!
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Originally Posted by thizzellejr
Let me fix the analogy. Instead of one of the persons being a lifeguard...they are a cook too, just at a different restaurant that cooks a different type of food. Both are cooks, but cook different types of food, but both get paid 13 dollars and hour. That makes a little more sense, no?
As for people feeling cheated, that's a hard one to answer. There are lots of things in America that I wish were legal, but aren't. When I used to smoke weed I felt cheated that I couldn't legally smoke weed. What did I do? Smoked anyways. There isn't really much people can do to stop homosexual couples from getting married. In fact, I think it would be a waste of valuable resources to do. As someone already stated in this thread, I also believe the government should not be able to make the distinction of whether it's legal or not. I know that my Church does not preform homosexual marriages and for lack of a better phrase, that's enough for me.
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okay okay i get it.
I respect your viewpoint as well.
i think its the angle that religious zealots need to see,,,,
keep marriage as a religious thing in their mind and their church....but hey what the government states as law is law.